Papers of the Victory Book Campaign [manuscript] 1936 (1941-42).

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Papers of the Victory Book Campaign [manuscript] 1936 (1941-42).

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The collection consists of the files of Mary Louise Dinwiddie, state director for the Virginia division of the World War II campaign to supply books to the armed forces. It includes correspondence, directives, memoranda, pamphlets, publicity material, and reports.

400 items.

University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Victory Book Campaign

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The Victory Book Campaign (VBC), originally named the National Defense Book Campaign, was established in 1941 by the American Library Association, the American Red Cross, and United Service Organizations (USO). The Campaign's purpose was to collect and distribute books to members of the armed services. The VBC was dissolved in 1943. From the description of Victory Book Campaign records, 1941-1944. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122534634 From the guide to the...

Dinwiddie, Mary Louise, 1880-1958,

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